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Not all California consumers “like” Facebook advertising practices

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 22 2011

A putative class action lawsuit is currently pending against Facebook, Inc., operator of Facebook.com, over their use of “Sponsored Stories,” whereby a product or page that a user “Likes” is displayed on that user’s friends’ newsfeeds along with their name and image

Swiping customers’ driver’s licenses may steer Best Buy into trouble

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 9 2012

It is a common practice for retailers to collect customers’ personal information when processing the exchange or return of merchandise

Louboutin loses preliminary injunction against Yves Saint Laurent

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 19 2011

Christian Louboutin, maker of the famous red-soled heels, was denied a preliminary injunction by Judge Victor Marrero in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York

Playdom must pay for violating COPPA

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 2 2011

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a record $3 million agreement with the online game developer Playdom Inc. and Senior Vice President Howard Marks to settle charges that the Walt Disney Co. subsidiary violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) by collecting and disclosing the personal information of children under the age of 13 without proper parental consent

Friends cannot spam friends on Facebook without giving rise to a CAN-SPAM violation

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 1 2012

A recent decision from the US District Court from the Northern District of California serves as a reminder to advertisers that encouraging users to send commercial messages from their Facebook accounts may result in civil liability under the CAN-SPAM Act

FTC reaches settlement with company engaged in deceptive negative option marketing

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 6 2012

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently reached a settlement with several defendants that were accused of marketing “free” trial offers for free credit reports, health and beauty products, work-at-home schemes, access to government grants, and more

New York state proposes ban on anonymous blogging

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 24 2012

The New York legislature is currently considering two bills that would permit users to identify anonymous posters online

FTC settles with MySpace over privacy practices

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 2 2012

The Federal Trade Commission recently agreed upon a settlement with Myspace LLC, operator of Myspace.com, regarding the company’s privacy practices

Data broker Spokeo settles with FTC over alleged FCRA violations

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 9 2012

Spokeo, Inc., a data broker that compiles and sells consumer profiles, has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC

California AG sues Delta over mobile app

  • Arent Fox LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 20 2012

California Attorney General Kamala Harris recently filed her first privacy suit against a mobile app developer since launching her major push for mobile apps to provide adequate privacy notices